Key Transparency
draft-mcmillion-key-transparency-02
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| Author | Brendan McMillion | ||
| Last updated | 2024-12-19 (Latest revision 2024-06-17) | ||
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| Consensus boilerplate | Unknown | ||
| RFC Editor Note | (None) | ||
| IESG | IESG state | Expired | |
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Abstract
While there are several established protocols for end-to-end encryption, relatively little attention has been given to securely distributing the end-user public keys for such encryption. As a result, these protocols are often still vulnerable to eavesdropping by active attackers. Key Transparency is a protocol for distributing sensitive cryptographic information, such as public keys, in a way that reliably either prevents interference or detects that it occurred in a timely manner. In addition to distributing public keys, it can also be applied to ensure that a group of users agree on a shared value or to keep tamper-evident logs of security-critical events.
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